Date:         Tue, 14 May 1996 16:39:04 -0400
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From:         Tom Forhan <tforhan@usa.pipeline.com>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Spoiler

sstones said:

>Perhaps I'm thinkin' of somthing vastly different than what you're calling a spoiler... 
>But does your vanagon really have good enough aerodynamics and go fast enough to cause 
>lift?

Well, its really not a spoiler, its an airdam.

Here is one of the advantages of a wasserboxer: once you start going over about 90mph, 
the airdam  creates a low pressure area under the van, using suction to hold you onto 
the road. Of course, once you get to the bottom of the hill...:-).

Actually, it is a spoiler- it spoils your ground clearance. 
I took mine off - three minute project. 

Tom F.
Keeper of the Syncro Westie page:
http://pwp.usa.pipeline.com/~tforhan/swhome.htm/

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